Spring Cleaning, Again

I’m on a week-long cleanse, trying to help my body gracefully transition from winter to spring. I’ve been clearing out stuff for a while now — half my closet, a couple of drawers in a large chest — making room for JC which  I hope will send out...

Japan on My Mind

I’m awed at the power and magnitude of the natural disaster — the earthquake which caused a tsunami whose waves washed away entire towns.  But what’s utterly perplexing is the man-made disaster, caused by failing to design nuclear facilities...

Imagining Ourselves Differently

The best art (no matter what form it takes) can shatter outmoded, unconscious, internalized ways of perceiving and believing. So why is it so many of us would rather listen to celebrity gossip than prophetic voices of art? I’d like to think it’s because...

Radio Podcast on Identity

Sorry for the addendum, but wanted to share a quick link of a radio podcast I recorded with an amazing fellow activist and yogini named Laura. Her podcast, Fully Engaged Feminism, explores feminist issues, and she asked me to come on and share in a special...